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Wednesday, February 01, 2017

The Return of Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House with new album "Seven Secrets"

Legendary jazz
fusion pioneers Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House have signed to Savoy Jazz
and are readying the release of their all new album "Seven Secrets"
which will be released on June 2nd.Guitarist Coryell has assembled founding members Randy Brecker
(trumpet), long-timer John Lee (bass), the addition of son Julian (guitar) and
the late Alphonse Mouzon (drums) to bring the rock and funk back to jazz again
with a batch of eleven powerhouse tracks.The album is truly a group effort with Coryell relying on each member to
contribute compositions to the new album (much like he did back in the 70's) and
with the help of engineer Luciano Rubio and many an all-night session, the
inspired "Seven Secrets" came to fruition.Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House will
embark on a U.S. tour beginning in June—confirmed dates below.Savoy Jazz will release "Seven
Secrets" on June 2nd.Those who pre-order
"Seven Secrets" at iTunes will receive three "instant
gratification" tracks (see link below).

"Seven Secrets" was born after a week of dynamic
sold out shows at NYC's Blue Note club—a billing that happened on a whim when
the original idea of a night of five guitarists fell through and Coryell
suggested bringing the band back together for the shows. The inspiration for the resulting album was
fueled by each of the seasoned musicians' instincts, evolving tastes and the
wisdom they had gained over the years playing jazz and pop in a wide variety of
settings. "Seven Secrets" hearkens back in a modern way to an era
that Coryell calls "the golden age of fusion," jazz entered a time of
bold experimentation and started rocking with electric guitar effects and
synthesizers for the first time, relating to more contemporary listeners
without losing the original inspiration. The Eleventh House held court and
shared stages around the world with
fellow revolutionary ensembles and artists like Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather
Report, Return to Forever, Soft Machine (featuring Allan Holdsworth) and Herbie
Hancock.

Says Coryell: "In my opinion, jazz itself has not
changed that much. So when you bring in talented all-stars like Randy,
Alphonse, John and Julian, you get the same spirit as we had all those years
ago. It's still jazz the way we envision it, unique, exciting and open to
genre-busting adventures. It won't turn off any jazz lovers and we know it will
excite people who aren't quite sure if they like jazz – just as the vibe we and
those other bands did in the 70's. We're still taking jazz to another level
without disrespecting it – and having an incredible time doing it!"

Sadly, drummer Alphonse Mouzon passed on December 26th at
the age of 68. The fusion pioneer helped
define the genre having also played with the likes of Weather Report, Herbie
Hancock and Al Di Meola among many others.